Wolfhart VI. from Borsselen
Wolfhart VI. von Borsselen († April 29, 1487 in Gent ) was Marshal of France .
Life
In 1464 he is mentioned as Marshal of France, but in this function he did not leave any major traces in history. In 1468 he was Lord of Veere , Zandenburg , Vlissingen , Domburg , Westkapelle and Brouwershaven , Count of Grandpré , Earl of Buchan (as the son-in-law of the Scottish King James I ). In 1478 he became a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece .
Wolfhart VI. von Borsselen was buried in Zandenburg. He was the last legitimate male representative of the Borsselen family .
family
He was the son of Heinrich II von Borsselen († 1474) and Johanna von Halewyn.
His first marriage was in Zandenburg in 1444, Maria Stuart († March 20, 1465), Countess of Buchan, daughter of the Scottish King James I, buried in Veere . From this marriage he had a son, Karl (* 1451, † 13 years old in Leuven ).
In his second marriage he married (marriage contract of June 17, 1468) Charlotte de Bourbon (* probably 1449, † March 18, 1478), daughter of Ludwig III. , Count of Montpensier . From this marriage he had five children:
- Ludwig (* 1470)
- Anna (* probably 1471; † December 8, 1518); ⚭ I Philip of Burgundy († July 4, 1498 in Bruges ), Lord of Beveren , Governor of Artois , Admiral of Flanders , Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece; ⚭ II 1503 Ludwig von Montfort, Lord of Veere († November 10, 1505)
- Margarete (* probably 1472, † February 14 / June 30, 1509 in Brussels ), wife of Kloetinge and Ridderkerk ; ⚭ 1402 in Vianen Walraf II. Lord of Brederode , Vianen and Ameide , Burgrave of Utrecht († February 1531), buried in Vianen
- Maria, mistress of Baarland ; ⚭ 1480 Martin, Herr von Polheim († 1498), knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Johanna (* 1476; † 1509), mistress of Fallais , buried in the Filialkirche Oberthalheim near Vöcklabruck ; ⚭ 1494 in Mechelen Wolf Freiherr von Polheim , Supreme Captain in Lower Austria , 1500 knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece († November 11, 1512), buried in the St. Anna Church (Oberthalheim) near Vöcklabruck.
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke: European Family Tables XVIII (1998) Plate 37.
- Raphael de Smedt (ed.): Les chevaliers de l'ordre de la Toison d'or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques. (Kieler Werkstücke, D 3) 2nd, improved edition, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7 , pp. 192-194, no. 79.
Web links
- Wolfert VI van Borselen, Heer van Veere, Comte de Grandpré at thepeerage.com
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich II of Borsselen |
Count of Grandpré 1474–1487 |
Isabeau de Halewyn |
| New title created |
Earl of Buchan (de iure uxoris) 1444-1465 |
Title expired |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borsselen, Wolfhart VI. from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French nobleman, Marshal of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1464 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1487 |
| Place of death | Ghent |